Funding programs for research & international technology transfer Gunnar Kassberg Coordinator FIT4export & SEPT PhD candidate Hanoi, 10.05.15
Funding programs Research & Development Education International Cooperation Sustainable Development Start-up Technology Transfer Basic Research 2
Funding programs Public Funding Private Funding 3
basic research applied research Research landscape in Germany Indust. Research As. Fraunhofer Universities Helmholtz Centers Max-Planck Research Infrastructures Leibnitz public funding private funding 4
Funding options in science & education The German funding landscape is diverse and differentiated as the German research system itself. Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Foundations Stifterverband der deutschen Wirtschaft (association of donors) Industrial Research Associations (AiF) 5
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Aim of IWRM (Integrated Water Resource Management) The objective of the funding measure is the successful technology and knowledge transfer in the field of sustainable water management in selected developing and emerging countries. An important contribution with regard to the Millennium Goals of the United Nations is made with the development of integrated planning instruments, the adaptation of water technologies to different climate, economic and societal conditions and the variety of options for vocational training. BMBF, October 2014 6
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Federal Ministry Portfolio Topic Research Program Funding Measure 7
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Funding Measure: IWRM 18 Research Projects EUROPE IWAS Ukraine IWRM Russia Volga Rhine AFRICA IWRM Namibia IWRM South Africa ASIA IWRM China Guanting IWRM China Miyun IWRM China Shandong IWRM Indonesia IWRM Mongolia Uzbekistan Khorem AKIZ Vietnam IWRM Vietnam WISDOM Vietnam MIDDLE EAST SUMAR Dead Sea SMART Jordan Valley IWRM Iran IWAS Oman / Saudi Arabia SOUTH AMERICA IWAS Agua DF Brazil 8
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Example Project Structure AKIZ 9
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states FONA Partners Germany / Vietnam Partner Research Industry Government Project Sub-Pr. Topic Home Vietn Home Vietn Home Vietn Funding Sansed 10 Wastewater 5 4 7 0 1 1 1.856.926,00 AKIZ 7 Wastewater 5 8 4 2 2 1 9.405.462,00 MC-HCM 7 Landuse 8 3 2 2 1 6 3.405.097,00 IWRM Vietnam 8 Water 4 4 6 1 1 3 4.373.019,00 RAME 6 Landuse 4 0 2 1 x x 7.245.335,00 10
Federal Ministries & Ministries of the states Governmental support Application through German universities and research centers Foreign partners my be supported if: Access to research area Technology Transfer Research Cooperation etc is required Example: FiVe Vocational Academy in Vietnam Funding is partly used to establish relationship with Vietnamese institutions through local partner (IEC Hanoi) 11
Foundations Non-governmental entities Charitable trust and / of nonprofit organisation Provide grants for specific puroses In Germany there are roughly 300 foundations with the aim of promoting education and / or science. http://www.bildungsserver.de/instliste.html?ik=stiftung 12
Sitfterverband der deutschen Wirtschaft (association of donors) Initiative of 3000 german business owners, private donors, and companies Founded in 1920 Aims to improve the education system and the scientific community in Germany Supports research facilities, grants scholarships, analyses the German educational system Donates approx. 150 million Euro per year 13
Industrial Research Associations (AiF) Non-profit organization that promotes R&D in all industrial sectors Founded in 1954 Supports SME at the national and European level Aims to increase the competitive strength of German SME Funding-quota for SME ranges usualy between 40 60 % Budget in 2012 of 485 million Euro 14
Funding options in international business & development This is not a complete list, but shall give an idea about major players in this field. giz developpp.de DAAD - University-Business-Partnership KfW German Development Bank 15
giz Private Public Partnerships developpp.de Development PPP Business Targets companies that invest in developing countries Minimizes risk for investing in development projects Company covers at least half of the overall costs BMZ (developpp.de) contributes up to a maximum of 200,000 Partnerships with private sector may last up to three years 16
giz Private Public Partnerships 17
KfW German Development Bank On behalf of the German Federal Government KfW finances programmes and projects that involve public sector players in developing countries and emerging economies from their conception and execution to monitoring their success. Governmental entitiy Bank & development institution Provides grants, development loans and promotional loans KfW Vietnam supports Green growth strategies Vocation education (equipment of facilities) 18
DAAD University-Business-Partnership Aims to improve competitiveness developing countries Matching the capabilities of university graduates and the qualifications required by the industry Tries to avoid brain drain bridging the gap between university graduates and business communities German universities can apply to the DAAD for funding of their partnership. Over a maximum period of four years, they receive up to 100,000 euros per year. The participating universities and business are required to make a financial contribution. 19
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